(Case Study of Class X in Vocational High School 6 Padang)
Merdila Nuril Fahmi1, M. Rajab2, Putri Purnomo Sari3
Student of Technological and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Padang Prof. Dr. Hamka Air Tawar Barat, Padang 25132, Indonesia merdilanurilfahmi201292@gmail.com,
m.rajab@gmail.com putripurnomosari@yahoo.co.id
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the effect of inquiry learning model on the learning result of digital simulation of grade X students of Culinary Services Vocational High School 6 Padang City odd semester of academic year 2014/2015. This type of research is quantitative using experimental quasi experimental type experimental method. This research was conducted at Vocational High School 6 Padang on November 2014. The population in this research is the students of X Class of Catering at Vocational High School 6 Padang. Sampling technique used is probabiltiy sampling with simple random sampling technique. The selected to be samples in this study are the students of class X Catering Service 1 as the experimental class and X Catering 2 as the control class. Based on the result of the research, the average of students’ learning outcomes in the experimental class is 87,70 while in the control class 75,51. From the test data analysis found that the data is normal and homogeneous. Test results at the level of significance α 0.05 (95% confidence level) obtained tcount = 7,196 and ttable = 1.670 so obtained t count> ttable (7,196> 1,670). Thus H0 rejected and H1 accepted, which means that the results of student learning using Inquiry model is higher than students using conventional methods of demonstration on the subjects of digital simulation class X Culinary Services at Vocational High School 6 Padang odd semester of the academic year 2014/2015.
Keywords: experiments, inquiry and learning outcomes